Day: April 19, 2017

The lack of candidates for the post of head of Omsk called “work situation”

Russia

Viktor Nazarov The situation with the elections of the mayor of Omsk, which may be recognized as invalid due to the lack of candidates associated with the democratic character of the electoral process. This view was expressed by the head of the region Viktor Nazarov, reports om1.ru on Tuesday, April 18. “One of the candidates underestimated their capabilities, someone overestimated, the election campaign continues, this is a normal working situation. This new mechanism for the election of the mayor, who had just driven around, so that the roughness of the possible,” said Nazarov, commenting on the withdrawal of the last candidate — businessman Andrei Eroshevich, starring from the election earlier Tuesday. Nazarov stressed that the competition Commission, which was involved in the selection of candidates for the post of mayor, will continue its work, and members of the city Council, in turn, will determine a new election date. Deputies of

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In the state Duma suspected American media in influencing elections in Russia

Russia

Leonid Levin The head of the Duma Committee on information policy, information technologies and communications Leonid Levin proposed to deal in specific cases the impact of the Russian service “voice of America”, “Radio Liberty” and CNN on the elections in Russia. His words leads TASS on Tuesday, April 18. “We are discussing structures are part of the larger American system of pressure on our country. Therefore, it is advisable to consider not only the possibility of U.S. intervention in the Russian electoral process, but in the Affairs of our country as a whole,” Levin said at the enlarged meeting of the Committee. According to him, the pressure system includes a “foundations, NGOs, grants and more.” He also noted that the Committee invited to today’s hearing representatives of CNN and “Radio Liberty”, but they were unwilling to participate in the discussion. On 17 March with a proposal to test the operation

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The Russians offered to give the day off after Easter

Russia

In the state Duma proposed to make the day the Monday following Easter. The corresponding bill submitted to the lower house of Parliament on Tuesday, April 18. It was sponsored by deputies from the LDPR faction, Deputy Chairman of the state Duma Igor Lebedev and the Chairman of the Committee on labor, social policy and veterans ‘ Affairs Yaroslav Nilov. The document was developed “for the purpose of legislative consolidation of the establishment of a new public holiday Easter Monday”, reads the explanatory note. According to deputies, it will allow to create conditions “to meet the religious feelings and needs of the faithful citizens” and free up time “for useful deeds”. Furthermore, parliamentarians noted that the authorities of subjects of Federation have the right to establish additional holidays — in particular, in some Muslim regions residents rest during the Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The liberal Democrats stressed that Easter

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Found five crew members sank in the Black sea dry cargo ship

Events

Found five crew members sank in the Black sea dry cargo ship It is reported that on Board were nine citizens of Russia. Moscow. April 19. INTERFAX.RU — Members of search and rescue operations in the Black sea established location of five of the 12 members of the crew of the distressed freighter, the ship itself, according to preliminary data, sank, reported “Interfax” a source in the international marine services search. “From the water on Board the rescue ship alive raised a member of the crew. From the air, in the waters of the installed location of the four crew members. The fate of the seven remains unknown,” the source said. It is reported that the detected air-sailors move rescuers, but while it is impossible to determine their condition. The surviving sailor was found in a state of severe hypothermia In addition, in the waters discovered lifeboat, where previously the

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A cargo ship crashed into the Black sea

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A cargo ship crashed into the Black sea Moscow. April 19. INTERFAX.RU — the Ship “Heroes of Arsenal” crashed Wednesday in the Black sea, reported the press service of the Crimean emergency Department. “To the scene directed the emergency response. Information specified”, — rescuers noted. Informed the Agency “Interfax” in the MOE reported that rescuers plan to bring the aircraft to search for the cargo ship, which disappeared from radar screens in the area of the Kerch ferry, where there is a strong wind, “In the morning, it was reported that about Kerch ferry, where now there are strong wind and a storm, disappeared from radar screens the cargo ship. Information specified”, — said the Agency interlocutor. It was also reported that due to the worsening weather conditions, the work of Kerch ferry crossing suspended.

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ISIS has used mustard gas against the American troops in Iraq

Events

ISIS has used mustard gas against the American troops in Iraq Moscow. April 19. INTERFAX.RU militants of the banned terrorist group ISIS has used mustard gas against military instructors of the USA and Australia in Iraq, said on Tuesday CBS News. Attack with poison gas occurred on Sunday. As a result, 25 Iraqi citizens sought medical assistance, among Americans there were no injuries, reports channel. It is noted that this is the second chemical attack in the last few days Earlier it was reported that the militants used toxic substances in the fighting in the West of Mosul. According to unconfirmed reports, we are talking about chlorine. It is also reported that among the American troops distribute masks and other PPE in case of future hematic.

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In France, a building with a stork’s nest left in the dark for a thousand people

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In France, a building with a stork’s nest left in the dark for a thousand people Thousand inhabitants of the departments of Moselle and Meurthe (France) were left without electricity due to the fact that the storks made a nest on a support transmission lines. About it reports on Tuesday, April 18, Est Republicain. After one of the birds dropped a branch on the wire, shorted. In the repair and restoration of electricity supply was restored in the commune of Benvil-AU-Miroir. It is noted that the storks continued to tend the nest during the repair. In February it became known that in Sortavala (Republic of Karelia) because the cat was de-energized a number of communities, a kindergarten and a bakery. It turned out that one of the substations entered the cat and caused a short circuit.

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The cargo spacecraft Cygnus was successfully separated from the launch vehicle Atlas V

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The cargo spacecraft Cygnus was successfully separated from the launch vehicle Atlas V WASHINGTON, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. The cargo spacecraft Cygnus Orbital ATK successfully separated from carrier rocket Atlas V and entered the preset orbit to arrive at the International space station on April 22 broadcast of the launch led NASA website. Start of the carrier rocket with the cargo ship was given from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral (Florida) to 11.11 on the East coast of the USA (18.11 GMT). Truck Cygnus belongs to the company, Orbital ATK, which performs cargo flights to the ISS under contract with NASA. Seventh Cygnus cargo mission to ISS bears the name of American astronaut John Glenn, who passed away late last year. LIFTOFF! @OrbitalATK’s #Cygnus cargo vehicle leaves Earth to deliver cargo and supplies to @Space_Station: https://t.co/mzKW5uDsTi pic.twitter.com/iaXHHdKHye — NASA (@NASA) April 18, 2017 “Receiving telemetry indicates that the Atlas

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The pigeons found the collective mind

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The pigeons found the collective mind Zoologists from the UK found that pigeons, like people, can learn not only from those with whom I communicate directly, but their “teachers”. The results of the study presented in the journal Nature Communications. The ability to collect, transmit and develop knowledge in a few generations, as was formerly believed, characteristic of only humans and maybe some primates. However, the authors of the study in the course of the work noticed that pigeons with years find more convenient routes. Biologists have released doves in pairs from the same place. Gradually they were replaced by others not yet familiar with the route. As a result, pigeons are not only “taught” each other, but also improved the route of the entire group. “At some point, scientists believed that only people have developed enough cognitive ability to accumulate knowledge as a group. Our study shows that pigeons

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B has named possible candidates for the presidency of the Committee of Federation Council on regulations

Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Federation Council Committee on rules, whose Chairman was previously deceased Vadim Tulpanov, head of St. Petersburg can Senator Andrey Kutepov, the Senator from the Omsk region Elena Mizulina, or the Senator from Tuva Lyudmila Narusova, wrote on Monday the newspaper “Kommersant” with reference to sources in the upper house of Parliament in the Kremlin. Senator from Nenets Autonomous district, the head of the Federation Council Committee on rules Vadim Tulpanov, died April 4, on 53-m to year of life from congestive heart failure and was buried on 7 April at the Novodevichy cemetery in St. Petersburg. In this regard, the Federation Council ahead of schedule stopped its powers. It is noted that in addition to Kutepova on this post claiming the senators Elena and Lyudmila Narusova. “The Committee of the Federation Council (SF) according to the regulations can lead of the St. Petersburg Senator Andrey Kutepov

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